NASA 2020 Biennial Conference Competitions
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NASA 2020 Biennial Conference Competitions
Arizona State University
Arizona State University
March 4-9, 2020
— Competition Committee Chair
— Composition Competition Chair
All contestants (except for Composition Competition) must be current members of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) as of March 8, 2020. Applicants for the Composition Competition do not have to be NASA members if they are not a saxophonist.
Composition Competition Winner
Kevin Alexander Day (b 1996) is the winner of the 2020 NASA Composition Competition with his composition Unquiet Waters.
He is winning the Grand Prize of $1000 and his piece will be performed by Nicki Roman — winner of the 2018 NASA Collegiate Solo Competition, soprano saxophonist in the Fuego Quartet, and Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee — at the 2020 Biennial Conference at Arizona State University.
Kevin Day is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Music Composition degree at the University of Georgia. He studies with composer Peter Van Zandt Lane and conductor Cynthia Johnston Turner.
Congratulations, Kevin!
High School Jazz Competition Winners
- 1st Place — Andrew Gioannetti, Alto Saxophone, Tucson, AZ
- 2nd Place — Timothy Kohn, Alto Saxophone, Ann Arbor, MI
- 3rd Place — Ian Cruz, Tenor Saxophone, Las Vegas, NV
Repertoire Lists
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact regarding the performance competitions or for the composition competition. Semi-Finalists and Finalists may view the repertoire lists for Hannah Creviston and Casey Dierlam Tse. Any additional choice repertoire involving a staff pianist will require approval from .
2020 NASA Competition Semifinalists
Jazz Competition
- Gus Arnold, Alto Saxophone
- Kirby Davis, Tenor Saxophone
- Brandon Douthitt, Alto Saxophone
- Peter Fucinaro, Tenor Saxophone
- Will Glausi, Alto Saxophone
- Patrick Hill, Alto Saxophone
- Dan Hitchcock, Tenor Saxophone
- Rico Jones, Tenor Saxophone
- William Nathman, Tenor Saxophone
- Alain Sullivan, Tenor Saxophone
Collegiate Solo Competition
- Allardyce, Jeffrey
- Augustine, Scott
- Bayard, David
- Brown, Jamal
- Chang, Landon
- Connor, Joseph
- Flores, Salvador
- Forbes, Christopher
- Ford, Brant
- Fox, Matthew
- Hart, Jonathan
- Hong, Dylan
- Kachur, Brian
- Kleutgens, Philip
- Koester, Matthew
- Lilley, Charles
- Miller, Sean
- Schreck, David
- Singh, Uday
- Stine II, Robert
- Velasco, Julian
- Welp, Lindsey
- Young, Tyler
- Zhang, Jichen
- Zheng, Eric
High School Solo Competition
- Ballard, Meagan
- Costello, Zachary
- Hrinda, Matthew
- Kato, Kyle
- Leung, Darryl
- Mane, Sahil
- Mazumder, Arnav
- Shilling, Austin
- Simpson, Taylor
- Thomas, Tanner
- Viramontes, Josef
- Wang, James
Quartet Competition
- Cerulean Quartet — University of Michigan
- Clap7 — Michigan State University
- Codex Quartet — University of Oklahoma
- Fuse — Northwestern University
- Group 2 — Michigan State University
- helíos_ — Arizona State University
- Helix Saxophone Quartet — Youngstown State University
- Kairos Quartet — Central Michigan University
- Kefi Quartet — Central Michigan University
- Ma'at Quartet — Hartt School of Music
- Pyrrhic Quartet — University of Missouri - Kansas City
- Ragusa Quartet — Florida State University
- Saros Quartet — University of Oklahoma
- Scio Quartet — Eastman School of Music
- Soma Quartet — Indiana University
- Sycamore Quartet — Michigan State University
- Telos Quartet — Eastman School of Music
- Versa Quartet — University of Illinois
- Wisteria — Northwestern University
- Xenon Quartet — University of Oklahoma
Deadlines, Guidelines, and Event Dates
- High School Solo Competition
- Deadline: December 15, 2019
- Event Date: March 8, 2020
- High School Solo Competition Guidelines (Revised 07/29/2019)
- High School Jazz Competition
- Deadline: December 15, 2019
- Event Date: March 7-8, 2020
- High School Jazz Competition Guidelines (Posted 07/27/2019)
- Collegiate Solo Competition
- Deadline: November 15, 2019
- Event Date: March 5-6, 2020
- Collegiate Solo Competition Guidelines (Posted 06/06/2019)
- Collegiate Jazz Competition
- Deadline: November 15, 2019
- Event Date: March 5-8, 2020
- Collegiate Jazz Competition Guidelines (Revised 07/28/2019)
- Quartet Competition
- Deadline: December 15, 2019
- Event Date: March 4-6, 2020
- Quartet Competition Guidelines (Posted 06/06/2019)
- Composition Competition
- Deadline: November 15, 2019
- Event Date: March 6-9, 2020
- Composition Competition Guidelines (Posted 07/27/2019)